South side's Landmark 1850 tavern reopens

After being closed for almost four years, the historical Landmark 1850 Inn at 5905 S. Howell Ave. reopened quietly on Sunday -- as quietly as possible on a Packers Sunday, anyway.

The bar has 27 taps that feature American craft beers -- such as Southern Tier Pumking, Three Floyds' Arctic Panzer Wolf, Founders Breakfast Stout and Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA -- as well as German and Belgian beers.

The Landmark opens at 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and at 11 a.m. on Sundays.

It's serving sandwiches including burgers and chicken sandwiches and appetizers such as fried eggplant and wings -- pub food -- as well as a half-dozen specialty pizzas. Mondays to Thursdays, happy hour is 3 to 6, with $1 off any tap beer and any appetizer. The second shift happy hour is midnight to close. The same special runs on Sundays for Packers games, along with 35 cent wings.

Owner Joseph Halser said he closed the Landmark to replace sinks and coolers and such, which took longer than expected because of illness in the family. "What we did here was mainly repairs, not remodeling. We think people were happy with the way it was before," he said.

About Carol Deptolla

Carol Deptolla is the Journal Sentinel dining critic. She also reports on restaurants, bars and other food- and drink-related businesses.